The Le Van Family Musicians are a unique musical ensemble of four vocalists, pianists, and violinists who perform in a dynamic variety of musical styles. The group consists of jazz chanteuse & violinist Sarah Le Van, opera diva & violinist Solène Le Van, and jazz pianist & baritone Sean Le Van, accompanied by their father, classical pianist and recording artist Eric Le Van. Each member is a world-class soloist and entertainer in his and her own right.
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“Electrifying stage presence (...) impressive sensitivity (...) supernatural facilities.”
MEET THE ARTISTS
Solène Le Van
Opera singer and violinist Solène Le Van is the leader and emcee of the Le Van Family Musicians. She presents repertoire ranging from lyric opera and operetta pyrotechnics, Argentinian tango complete with dancing, daredevil violin duets with member Sarah, and musical theater and jazz standards, all presented with humor and heart.
As a soloist, she has graced the international stages of the Musikverein in Vienna, the Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth, and the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, joining such orchestras as the Malaga Philharmonic in Spain, the Thüringen Philharmonie in Germany, the Vienna Ball Orchestra in Austria, and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Győr in Hungary. As the Grand Prize Winner of Classicalia - Global Music Competition, her performance at the Konzerthaus in Vienna was broadcast internationally on PBS Television. She has been awarded top prizes by the juries of eighteen national and eight international competitions, including the “Premier Prix” of the Concours International Léopold Bellan in Paris, one of the oldest and most significant competitions in France. Equally comfortable in jazz and musical theater idioms, she has worked as a principal artist at the Shubert Theater on Broadway. She is a graduate of Princeton University and the recipient of highest honors from the Royal College of Music, London in voice and violin.
“Effortless and powerful register and stage presence...there is no doubt that Le Van is an extraordinary enrichment to every stage and opera house.”
Sarah Le Van
Jazz singer and violinist Sarah Le Van is the co-arranger of the Le Van Family Musicians. She presents repertoire ranging from gypsy and salon violin repertoire, suave jazz standards a la Ella Fitzgerald, French chanson reminiscent of Edith Piaf, and folk fiddling. She is recognized by her audiences as an elegant and enigmatic presence.
A Princeton summa cum laude graduate, Sarah Le Van has performed on the violin at prestigious festivals, including at the Curtis Institute and Aspen Music Festival. After receiving a Performer Diploma and Master of Music degree from Indiana University, she now studies historical musicology as a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, conductsing performace research on the interart aesthetic, or the relationship between the arts, in Machaut’s ballades and nineteenth-century French music. Her work will soon be presented at the American Musicological Society.
Sean Le Van
Starting his career as a child prodigy, pianist and singer Sean Le Van performed at Carnegie Hall at the age of 9 and premiered as a jazz musician at the International Festival in Munster, France at 12. As a child, he was invited to play at the APAC Gala, sharing the stage with the late Hollywood star Debbie Reynolds.
Active as a jazz pianist-singer, Sean has played at iconic venues, including the Central Park Avenue Festival, Steamers Jazz Club, and the Catalina Jazz Club. As a classical artist, he has been invited by the Encore Committee of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and played at Bechstein Hall and Steinway Hall, New York. A laureate of the LA Jazz Society Bill Green Mentorship Program, he is a Berklee scholar recipient and a winner of the National Piano Auditions. A recent graduate of Columbia University in political science-statistics, he founded several independent projects featured on PJ Media, BBC News, Newsweek, and Product Hunt.
Eric Le Van
Classical pianist Eric Le Van has performed notably at the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, the Bayreuth Festival, and the International BeethovenFest in Bonn. His recordings of Brahms, Liszt, Raff, and Nazi-era exile composers have been acclaimed internationally. He is currently working on three new recording projects: previously unrecorded Korngold's film music and neglected early piano pieces (a collaboration with the Bayerische Rundfunk in Germany), as well as Scriabin's Ten Sonatas (two discs).
“Never mind how. Le Van is nothing short of amazing.”
“A peerless soloist...expressive and intensely moving.”
SPOTLIGHT: THE LE VAN SISTERS
The Le Van Family Musicians all began with the Le Van Sisters. Born in Colmar, Sarah and Solene Le Van moved to America and made their orchestral debuts with the La Mirada Symphony Orchestra and the Cypress Pops Orchestra at seven and five respectively, performing not only musical theater and folk songs, but classical violin concerti by Vivaldi. Since then, whether as soloists in both classical and jazz contexts, the Le Van Sisters have been invited to perform nationally and internationally, notably in the 26th International Jazz Festival in Munster (France), the Brunneby Concert Series (Sweden), the Encore Committee of the LA Philharmonic Concert Series, Steamers Jazz Club Series, the Curtis Theatre in Brea, California under the auspices of Resonance Records, and the International Vianden Festival in Luxembourg under the patronage of the US embassy, to name a few. They opened a concert featuring the Hagen Quartet at Richardson Auditorium and were featured in the French magazine Femme Actuelle as well as the Disney Channel, KDOC TV, ION television, and FRANCE3.
“May I say that you are one of our bright stars: focus and determination added to indisputable musicianship.”